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New Zealand Flag Institute |
SPECIAL OCCASIONS TO FLY THE
FLAG/1
The New Zealand Flag should be flown
every day. However there are special occasions on which it is expected that
every flagpole will be bedecked with the New Zealand Flag. Such occasions
include:
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Date |
Name |
Notes |
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1 January |
New Year’s Day |
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6 February |
Accession of H.M. The Queen
and Waitangi Day |
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1 March |
St David’s Day |
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2nd Monday in March |
Commonwealth Day |
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17 March |
St Patrick’s Day |
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21 April |
(actual) Birthday of H.M. The
Queen |
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23 April |
St George’s Day |
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25 April |
Anzac
Day |
Half-mast
for duration of memorial services |
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24 May |
Empire Day |
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2 June |
Coronation Day |
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1st
Monday in June |
Official Birthday of H.M. The
Queen |
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10 June |
Birthday of H.R.H. The
Duke of Edinburgh |
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4th
Monday in September |
Dominion Day |
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24
October |
United Nations Day |
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4th
Monday in October |
Labour Day |
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21
October |
Trafalgar Day |
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11
November |
Armistice Day |
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14
November |
Birthday of H.R.H. The
Prince of Wales |
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25
December |
Christmas Day |
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